Mombasa Woman Rep Asha Hussein on Tuesday challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta and asked him to lead by example by marrying a second wife.
Speaking during a workshop on Affirmative Action in Mombasa, the lawmaker asked the President to marry a second wife and take her to State House.
Asha maintained that a majority of the women were against the proposal, and since the president signed the Marriage Bill into law in 2014, "he should then lead in the implementation".
The Mombasa legislator stated: "Many women support the idea of legalising polygamy in the country but Uhuru should take the challenge by marrying a second wife and introduce her in the press for all of us to see."
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She added: "As women, we are stating that adultery cases are on the rise hence the high number of children born out of wedlock and high rates of STIs."
Asha noted although Islam allows men to marry up to four wives, Kenyan women who don't subscribe to the religion are not ready for the same.
"We have heard about the polygamy debate. But a majority of women in the country oppose it. Therefore, we cannot impose it on people," the Mombasa Women Rep noted.
Kiambu woman representative Gathoni Wamuchomba reignited the polygamy debate when she challenged rich Kikuyu men to marry more than one wife.
Speaking at a public gathering in Kiambu last week Wamuchomba argued that men should marry several wives if they can afford to sustain them and reduce the number of children growing up without fathers.
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"If you are a man from the Kikuyu community and can sustain five wives, have them if you are a man and you are in a position to bring up many children, do it," Wamuchomba stated.
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